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IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- BROOKLYN, NY April
9, 2018
"These tours
truly highlight the best of Dutchess County's farm and craft beverage
tourism," says Caylin Sanders, founder and CEO of local travel
veteran EscapeMaker.com. "From apple picking to wine and whiskey
tasting, this season's extended tour offerings, overnight packages and
flexible hop on/off shuttles ensure that there is no lack of flavor
and fun for all ages."
• Dutchess
Wine Trail Tour (May 5, 6, 12) spends the day wine tasting
and touring the grounds of Clinton Vineyards, Cascade Mountain Winery,
and/or Millbrook Vineyards & Winery and feasting on a farm fresh
lunch in the vineyard with dinner on your own in the town of Rhinebeck.
• Pints
& Politics Figures Tour (July 21, 22) explores the historic
sites of Val Kill Cottage and FDR’s home, the historic Springwood
estate, before touring and sampling some locally crafted beer at Hyde
Park Brewing Co. • Hiking,
Booze & Brews Tour (August 18, 25, September 9) begins
with a hike at scenic Mount Beacon and Hudson Highlands then visits
Hudson Valley Brewery, 2 Way Brewing and Dennings Point Distillery. Customers can also
choose from 3 Dutchess Farm Fresh Excursions via Metro-North Railroad,
which have been operating for over ten years and always hot in demand.
This year, for the first time, the buses will be operating on a hop
on / hop off looper system, allowing participants to choose how much
or how little time they would like to spend at each site. Tours range
from $27- $59.75 per person.
• Dutchess
Fruit Farms & Berry Picking Hop On/Off Weekend excursion
(July 28, 29) picks up at the Poughkeepsie Metro-North Station and starts
the day in the historic town of Rhinebeck before looping between Greig
Farm, Rose Hill Farm, Mead Orchards and/or Kesicke Farm for berry picking
and farm market shopping. Overnight packages are available.
In addition, overnight
packages will be offered at local area lodgings like The Olde Rhinebeck
Inn c. 1745, Hideaway Suites B&B and the Roosevelt Inn of Hyde Park,
Amenia House, Blue Barn B&B and the Inn at Pine Plains. Hop On/Off weekend
excursions and tours via Metro-North Railroad require that reservations
be made at least 48 hours in advance and confirmed before a train ticket
is purchased at http://www.EscapeMaker.com/farmfreshtours
and overnight packages and direct bus tour tickets can be purchased
there as well. ### About EscapeMaker.com
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EscapeMaker.com,
New York's guide to local farm escapes and weekend getaways since 2000,
kicks off its second year of farm, food and craft beverage tours in
the Hudson Valley. After a successful first season operating Dutchess
Tourism Inc.'s Farm Fresh Tours with Metro-North Railroad in 2017, the
EscapeMaker team is continuing that program and also partnering with
Urban Adventures NYC to offer full day farm and craft beverage tours
via direct bus from New York City beginning in May 2018. 
"We've
wanted to expand into this market for a long time," says David
Nazcycz, CEO of award-winning Urban Adventures NYC. "Our focus
has always been on walking tours that highlight innovation within the
culinary and craft beverage sphere. The partnership with EscapeMaker,
to offer these tours to our customers who want to travel a bit further
out, is a great fit."
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